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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charity tell her mother and aunt about Sid?
(a) He is painfully shy
(b) He is a pushover
(c) He is a wolf
(d) He is cunning

2. How much money do Larry and Sally have that must last until payday?
(a) $500
(b) $225
(c) $25
(d) $125

3. What is the name of Charity's sister?
(a) Composure
(b) Ava
(c) Comfort
(d) Hope

4. What is Larry doing as Part 1: Chapter 9 begins?
(a) Teaching a class
(b) Taking a walk
(c) Writing a book review
(d) Monitoring Sally's contraction

5. Why do Sally and Charity want to turn the boat back toward shore?
(a) Sally misses her new baby
(b) It is getting late
(c) Charity is feeling seasick
(d) The weather is turning bad

6. What does Larry think about on this morning?
(a) His passport
(b) His business
(c) His real estate business
(d) His life

7. When does Larry drive to Vermont?
(a) September
(b) July
(c) June
(d) August

8. What body of water do Larry and Sally view from their new apartment?
(a) Lake Erie
(b) Lake Havasu
(c) Lake Monona
(d) The Pacific Ocean

9. What happens when Sid and Larry are out walking?
(a) There is a power outage
(b) Sid is hit by a car
(c) Larry falls down a flight of stairs
(d) Sally goes into labor

10. Why is Larry happy to be teaching summer classes?
(a) He is happiest when he is working
(b) He wants to get away from the crying baby
(c) He and Sally are not taking a vacation
(d) The money will help pay medical bills

11. What element of foreshadowing does the author provide in this chapter?
(a) Larry has a terrible migraine
(b) Larry has a missed phone call
(c) Sally does not feel well during the party
(d) Sid breaks his shoelace

12. In January, what do Charity and Sally do in spite of being very pregnant?
(a) Go ice skating
(b) Go square dancing
(c) Hold a book sale
(d) Host an art auction

13. What material has Sid had published?
(a) Poems
(b) Editorials
(c) Movie reviews
(d) Short stories

14. Where do Larry and Sally live?
(a) Maine
(b) Montana
(c) New Mexico
(d) Idaho

15. Who is Larry's office mate?
(a) Ellery Queen
(b) William Ellery
(c) William Boatwright
(d) William MacKenzie

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Larry believe much material is written?

2. Who awakens at the vacation house as the story begins?

3. In what way did Sid tell Charity he would like to see her?

4. Why does Larry feel he doesn't fit in with the other professors?

5. What does Sid ask Larry?

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